Clyde Ross Davis was born 28 May 1896, a son of John Washington Davis and Melissa Alice Pittman. He was the eight of fourteen children born into this family.
World War I (28 July 1914 -11 November 1918) broke out in Europe in 1914; but, the United States did not enter the War until 6 April 1917. We know that Clyde registered for the draft on 5 June 1917. His date of enlistment is not known but we know that he died in France on 3 November 1918.
World War I veterans are some of the hardest Veterans to research. Clyde’s death in France in November 1918 suggests that he joined the US Army and was a ground soldier. My notes also show that he was a member of:
Pioneer Infantry,
Company A
56th Div AEF (American Expeditionary Forces)
His tombstone at Zoar UMC Cemetery states that he was “Killed in France Nov. 3, 1918”
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Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr
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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 June 2014); Memorial page for Clyde Ross Davis; (28 May 1896–3 November 1918); Find a Grave memorial # 100287461, Citing Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 June 2014), Clyde Ross Davis; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, 1852503.
3. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Clyde Ross Davis (28 May 1896–3 November 1918), Memorial # 100287461.
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